B"H Yom Yom From Day by Day in Jewish History Courtesy of Pomeranz Bookseller and Ktav Publishing MarCheshvan [30] Jews who had fled New York City in 1776 because of revolutionary sympathies were able to return in 1783 after the retreat of the British. Kislev [1] Birthdate, in 331ce, of Emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus, who favored return of Jerusalem to the Jews. Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shalom Shachna b. Yosef, founder of one of the first yeshivot in Eastern Europe, early 16th century. Capture of Sharm-el-Sheikh and opening of gulf to Israeli shipping, 1956. [2] Yahrzeit of Rabbi Bernard Revel, 1940. Yahrzeit of HaRav Aharon Kotler, 1962. [3] Jewish martyrs burned in Peru, 1581. First Nazi mass-murder of Warsaw Jews, 1939. [4] A delegation of Babylonian Jews arrived in Jerusalem 518bce to ask Zacharia if Tish'a b'Av should be discontinued. Jews of Pressburg were expelled, 1526. Private Purim of the Jews of Tiberias, from 1742. [5] Expulsion from Portugal actually begins, 1497. Yahrzeit of Maharsha, 1631. Fast day of the Jewish community of Posen, which successfully defended itself (a rare occurrence) against anti-Jewish mobs, 1687. [6] Jews barred from settling in Stockholm, Sweden, 1685. Recapture of Rostov by Russian forces, 1941, marks the first major setback by Germany in World War II. David Ben Gurion died, 1973. UN adopted Zionism is Racism resolution, 1975. [The To'l'dot Homepage] |
